Australoplana | |
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Australoplana sanguinea | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Order: | Tricladida |
Family: | Geoplanidae |
Tribe: | Caenoplanini |
Genus: |
Australoplana Winsor, 1991 |
Type species | |
Caenoplana sanguinea Moseley, 1877
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Australoplana also known as Australian flatworm is a genus of land planarians from Australia and New Zealand.
The genus Australoplana is characterized by having an elongated, strap-like body that is broadly convex dorsally and flat ventrally. The creeping sole occupies less than 25% of the body with. The eyes are absent or minute and arranged along the body margins in a single row from the anterior to the posterior end. The parenchymal longitudinal musculature is very weak or absent. The copulatory apparatus has an intra-antral penis papilla in some species and the ovovitelline ducts enter the female atrium ventrally. [1]
Australoplana sanguinea is an invasive alien species in England and Wales where it predates on earthworms. [2]
The name Australoplana comes from Latin australis, southern + plana, flat. [1]
The genus Australoplana includes the following species:
Australoplana | |
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Australoplana sanguinea | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Order: | Tricladida |
Family: | Geoplanidae |
Tribe: | Caenoplanini |
Genus: |
Australoplana Winsor, 1991 |
Type species | |
Caenoplana sanguinea Moseley, 1877
|
Australoplana also known as Australian flatworm is a genus of land planarians from Australia and New Zealand.
The genus Australoplana is characterized by having an elongated, strap-like body that is broadly convex dorsally and flat ventrally. The creeping sole occupies less than 25% of the body with. The eyes are absent or minute and arranged along the body margins in a single row from the anterior to the posterior end. The parenchymal longitudinal musculature is very weak or absent. The copulatory apparatus has an intra-antral penis papilla in some species and the ovovitelline ducts enter the female atrium ventrally. [1]
Australoplana sanguinea is an invasive alien species in England and Wales where it predates on earthworms. [2]
The name Australoplana comes from Latin australis, southern + plana, flat. [1]
The genus Australoplana includes the following species: